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Snowy Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

Photo by ceherzog
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27.2771, -82.5515

Field Notes

Description:

Tiny & adorable

Habitat:

sandy beaches

Notes:

They are nesting on Siesta Key now.

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Comments (9)
ceherzog
Thanks! Ashish, this bird is on the beach on the Gulf of Mexico. But, the Sarasota Bay has some neat birds, too.
Ashish
I think Sarasota bay is wonderful place for spotting various species..
ceherzog
They are still doing fine and I discovered another nest with one egg 2 days ago.The egg pic is posted. Thanks for the comments and the Favs. I really love these birds!
CataAna
So cute and delicate. I hope the last 3 eggs will be safe.
p.young713
Oh that's so interesting! I did not know it was threatened species!
ceherzog
I love these guys! I'm a chick checker on Siesta Beach...we've had 3 nests so far and all the eggs destroyed: crows, people, water inundation. There's now a new one with 3 eggs being incubated. They're a threatened species.

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Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
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PublishedMay 15, 2011

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